Steel cross-tie.



R. G. PEGK & S. J. KOCHER.

STEEL GROSS TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 5, 1914.

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R. G. PEGK & S. J. KOGHER.

STEEL GROSS TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, 19M.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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RAYMOND e. PECK AND SAMUEL anocnmz, or LAGRANGE, INDIANA.

STEEL CROSS-TIE.

To all whom it-ma z concern:

Be it known that we, RAYMOND G. Peon and SAMUEL J. :KOCHER, citizens of the United States, residing at Lagrange, in the county of Lagrange and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Steel Cross-Ties, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to metallic ties for railway rails, and particularly to means for securing a rail upon the tie.

The primary object of the invention is to construct a rail tie in the form of an I- beam, the head thereof being of a lesswidth than the base, the said head adjacent its ends, being slit to the opposite sides of its web to provide rail engaging faces, the said top being also provided with openings for the reception of a removable rail engaging element which co-acts with both the rail and tie to effectively hold the rail upon the tie.-

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating a rail supported upon a tie constructed in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the tie, the rail and rail securing member removed, Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a rail in position upon the tie, Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the first stage in arranging the rail engaging or gripping member upon the tie and rail, Fig. 7 is a view illustrating the second stage, Fig. 2- is a perspective view of the gripping and securing element being properly positioned upon the rail, and Fig. 9 is a detail view of a section of a track constructed in accord ance with the present invention.

In carrying out our invention we employ a metallic tie 1, the same including a base 2, a web 3 and a head l. The head is of a less Width than the base so that the road-bed may be effectively tamped against the web between the head and base, fully covering the base and effectively sustaining the tie against both lateral and longitudinal movement. The head 4 of the tie adjacent the ends thereof is slit transversely and longitudinally, the metal between the said slits being bent upwardly at an angle to provide Specification of Letters Patent. v Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

Application fi1ed May 5. 1914. Serial No. 836,577.

engage thebase upon one of the sides of the rails 6. It is to be understood that the tie is preferably constructed of steel, and affords a certain and desired amount of resilrail engaging clips 5, which are adapted to l iency, and therefore, the clips 5 are in the I nature of spring elements.

. By reference to Fig. 9 of the drawings of the rails, while certain others are ar ranged to engage with the outer sides of the flanges of the rails, it being further desirable to arrange a tie having clips thereon formed to engage with the outer edge of the base flange of one of the rails and the inner portion of the base flange of the second rail adjacent a tie having its clips reversely arranged.

The heads of each of the ties 4:, opposite its clips 5 and, spaced therefroma distance approximately equaling the width of the base flanges of the rails 6, with substantially L-shaped slots or openings 7 These openings are adapted to receive the lower or rail engaging portions 7 of rail gripping and securing members 8. Each. of the members 8 includes a head 9, which is formed upon its upper portion, and which is arranged angularly of its lower portion 7. The lower portion is provided with a lateral extension, which is centrally slotted, providing the said extension with what we will term toe 10' and a finger 11 disposed above the toe. The space between the toe and finger substantially equals the thickness of the head of the rail and the head of the tie, and the width of the lower portion of the said member 8 is sufficient to be received within the transverse openings of the L-shaped slots, the longitudinal portions of the said slots being also of a similar width and by reference to Fig. 6 it will be noted that the body of the member 8 is arranged longitudinally of the rail 6 and dropped through the transverse opening of the slot 7, as illustrated in Fig. 6. Thereafter the member is turned to bring its lower body portion within the elongated opening of the slot and to permit of its finger 11 engaging with the upper face of the base flange of the rail and its toe 10 engaging with the underface of the head of the tie. The head 9 of the meme her 8 is provided with athreaded opening for the reception of a screw 12, which is adapted to be forcecl into tight engagement .what we claim is: I

with the web of the rail, to move the rail laterally to bring the base flange thereof into tight frictional engagement with the clips 5.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

the simplicity of the device as well asthe advantages thereof will, it is thought, be

perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention,

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, a tie comprising, an I-beam havingintegrally formed spring rail engaging clips and a rail engaged by theclips, said tie 7 I with the base flange of the rail and its toe into engagement with the underfaoe of-the tie head, and an adjustable element asso' ciated with the said member and adapted to contact with the web of the rail.

2. In a device for the purpose setforth, a rail including a head having integrally formed rail engaging clips and a rail engaged bv the clips, the saidhead being formed with an L-shaped slot spaced from its rail engaging clip, a gripping and securing member including a body having an angularly disposed "head, the said body being provided with an angular extension which is slotted to provide a toe," and a finger spaced from the toe, the said body adapted to be inserted within one of the openings of the slot and turned to be brought into engagement with the side walls of the second opening of the slotand to bring its toe below the head and its finger-over the base flange of the rail, the head uof said member being provided :with a threaded opening, and a'threaded member passing through the opening for contacting Withthe web of the rail.= 1

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures in presenceoftwo. Witnesses.

QRAIT-MOND G PECK SAMUEL J. KOOHER. IVitnesses:

R. P. DRYE P. H. IVILKIN.

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